Led coalition kills dozens of Russians in Syria?

Feb 14, 2018, 18:54

It was also said that the conflict sparked after local businessmen attempted to seize oil and gas fields controlled by United States allies. I don't have any reporting that some Russians, non-Russian Federation soldiers, but Russian contractors, were among the casualties.

"We don't have information about other Russians who might be in Syria".

It is unclear who was paying the Russian mercenary group, with reports in Russia signaling that Wagner-the Russian equivalent to the US' Blackwater-was hired by Assad or his allies.

Syrian Arab trainees await commands from an instructor at a Syrian Democratic Forces' rifle marksmanship range in Northern Syria, July 31, 2017. Russia's military said it had nothing to do with the attack and the USA accepted the claim.

The US and Russian Federation are now involved in a proxy war in the region, with Putin supporting al-Assad forces and Trump training and equipping the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The official was unable to say how numerous dead and wounded were Russian.

The US military has now released video of the drone strike that took out the tank. "I advise you to contact the defence ministry".

Syrian state media have reported that the strikes left dozens killed, accusing the USA of a "brutal massacre".

The Pentagon said they were created to protect USA backed rebel fighters in Syria on Saturday against forces loyal to dictator Bashar al-Assad - which are in turn supported by Russian president Vladimir Putin.

At least 100 Russian mercenaries were killed by American-backed military forces during an attack on a US-held base in Syria, according to reports.

Last week the United States unleashed an air and artillery barrage on Syrian government-backed troops after some 300 attackers launched what appeared to be a coordinated assault on Syrian opposition forces accompanied by USA advisers in the province of Deir el-Zour.

Two Russians familiar with the matter said more than 200 pro-government soldiers were killed in the conflict.

In the past two weeks, in addition to the Iranian drone incident and the Israeli strikes, Kurdish fighters in Syriashot down a Turkish helicopter that was attacking them last week, killing two Turkish soldiers on board, and Syrian rebels shot down a Russian fighter jet.

While the USA has used private contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan for years, Russian law forbids the hiring of mercenaries or working as one even though Russia has used proxies in eastern Ukraine, where it has backed pro-Moscow separatists since 2014.

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He was unable to clarify if any injuries are life-threatening, but added there are no more people on the train . Smith and his friend walked to the crash site and saw passengers of all ages beginning to exit the train .

That process involved two International Olympic Committee panels assessing hundreds of Russians athletes for suspicions of doping. Olympic life bans for those 11 were reduced by CAS to a simple expulsion from the Pyeongchang Games, which open February 9.

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Syrian President Bashar Assad would be "ill-advised" to launch such attacks, Mattis told reporters Friday at the Pentagon. There have been increasing reports from Syria that its military has returned to using chemical weapons.

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